The White Ribbon. "For God and Home and Humanity." WELLINGTON, APRIL 18, 1926. NOTES FROM EDITOR’S DESK.

White Ribbon, Volume 32, Issue 370, 18 April 1926, Page 6

The White Ribbon. "For God and Home and Humanity." WELLINGTON, APRIL 18, 1926. NOTES FROM EDITOR’S DESK.

The Ponsonby Union has sent a proteat to the Post Office re the placing of advertisements for Dewar's whisky on booklets for stamps. The Secretary ha sent the usual stereotyped reply that “tiie representations have been rated for consideration when fresh booklets are being prepared.” It would be well to follow up this lead. YVhy should they who buy these lK>oklets and bring them into their homes be compelled upon the front cover to see “All 'sports’ drink Dewar’s Imperial whisky.” This office never buys stamps in booklet form, and never will while the Government advertises' such lies upon their cover. It is a well-known fact that sports, or even those training for sports, never touch whisky. The universal testimony of coaches for cricket, football, and all kinds of “sport" is that while in training drinking and smoking are forbidden. Why then should the Government issue a pamphlet telling our young people such a falsehood. The way to tin* town of Man sou I is largely through Eye Gate, and here is an enemy enter

ing that gate. It is ailright to increase I>ostal revenue by advertising on booklets; it is all wrong to allow advertisers to make false statements. White Rib boners, “Watch.” “Eternal vigilance is the price of safety.” PROHIBITION IN I’.S.A. The wets sue making things lively in U.S.A. They have evidently ahandoned the hope of persuading the citizens of U.S.A. that Prohibition is a failure, and are now endeavouring to convince other countries of the fact. If they could get United States citizens to Prohibition a failure, they could easily repeal the 18t.h Amendment. lfut they are not attempting to do that. They know they have no hope there. The latest move in the game is to state that the Prohibition law is not enforced. Over 100 newspapers, “wet,* in sympathy, arc conducting a poll on modification of the Enforcement Code. These papers .show a ratio of 75 to 1 in favour of modification; but they an* very careful not to state the ratio of their vote as against the total number of people in the U.S.A. If they gave us this we would know the truth, viz., that Prohibitionists will not participate in this newspft|>er unofficial balloting but will use their twillot in the official votes taken. Hence they vote for a “dry” Congress and a “dry” J^resident. Very much publicity has bi*n given to the report of the survey of the Federal Council of the Churches. Now, this report was made by a small sub committee, and given to the Press before the whole committee considered it. The press took certain par- from it. and Interjected headlines. The report was intended to srir the church people to realise that the liquor interests are not yet dead, and intend *<» undermine in a subtle way the public sentiment, which is now for Prohibition. The ’’wet" press never cabled us the last part of the report, which declared that the Church stand* for law oljsrrvancc, and must be keen n»»t to allow violations of the law. Dr. (’adman. President of the Federal Council of the Churches, has finally (ailed a halt to the “wets' using the report of the Council to further their plans to break down the law. Miss Anna A. Gordon, our World President, writes as follows: “We hope you are not unduly disturbed by a report just given publicity by Dr. Empringiiam, of the Church, in which he claims that the

Church Temperance Society of this denomination favours modiheation of our Prohibition law, to allow light wines and t>eer. “Dr. Empringhams statement is qude general’/ disclaimed by the Epi*. copal bishops and clergy. Yesterday. Bishop William T. Manning, in his aer inon at the Church of St. John the Divine, in Chicago, repudiated Dr. Em pringham'.s statement. He said ‘The Temperance Society does not speak for the Episcopal Churches of either the nation or the dicceee of New York.’ H. added: ‘This. Society has no official authorisation, and no right whatever to speak in the name of th? Epiooopa Church. For some years past the Church has scarcely been aware of thexistence of this Society. The inin.i of the House of Bishops on the subject ol Proiiibition was expressed at the General Convention in New Orleon> last October by the adoption of a resolution w'hic-h welcomed the relieved efforts of the Government of the United States to enforce strictly and impartially the Prohibition laws.* Bishop Manning made an earnest appeal for Prohibition enforcement, and expressed tlie belief that the country would never repeal the 18th Amendment or the Vol stead Act.” OURSELVES. \N e hope all our members will read the ‘White Ribbon” report in this is sue, nnd see the need of earnest effort in this department of our work. Convention decided that “White Rilibon” Day is to be kept on June 15. or as n<«r that date as possible, and have appoint<*d a day in November as Maori Day. Will all Unions endeavour to give an afternoon meeting to the “White Rib 1 l ° n ' an( l have suggestions on how’ to increase its circulation and its useful ness? Wo hope to be able to visit some of the Unions on that day. We must gn>\v or we will die.